June 11, 2010
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Neighborhood Legal Services offers Protection from Abuse CLE
Foundation accepting Pro Bono Achievement Award nominations
Golf tournament and raffle to benefit legal services
Share your story with the Pro Bono Center
Free online legal research available to pro bono attorneys
Contact the Pro Bono Center
Neighborhood Legal Services offers Protection from Abuse CLE
"Helping Domestic Violence Victims Obtain Protection Orders" Foundation accepting Pro Bono Achievement Award nominations The ACBA Pro Bono Achievement Awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to pro bono service in our communities. The Allegheny County Bar Foundation and the Public Service Committee are currently accepting nominations for the 2009 Pro Bono Achievement awards. The awards will be presented at the Thirteenth Annual Fellows Reception and Dinner on September 21, 2010, at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture. The foundation is seeking nominations in recognition of outstanding pro bono service in the following categories: judge, attorney, public interest attorney, paralegal, law student, law firm, new initiative, government agency, and corporate legal department. Golf tournament and raffle to benefit legal services Share your story with the Pro Bono Center Were you able to use your skills as a lawyer to make a positive impact on someone's life? Did you solve a client's legal problem with just a phone call or a letter, or reach a settlement in a case that would have dragged on and on? Free online legal research available to pro bono attorneys Thanks to a generous grant from LexisNexis, the Allegheny County Bar Foundation is pleased to offer access to free online legal research for volunteers working on pro bono cases. We encourage you to use this valuable service. In order to gain access to LexisNexis online services, please e-mail your full name and PA attorney ID# to bgriffin@acba.org or call Barbara Griffin at 412-402-6668 to obtain your personal identification number and password. Contact the Pro Bono Center For more information on the Pro Bono Center please contact Barbara Griffin, Esq., Pro Bono Coordinator, at bgriffin@acba.org or 412-402-6668.
June 25, 2010, 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
This course trains attorneys to obtain final protection from abuse orders (PFAs) for victims of domestic violence. It is open to all attorneys interested in volunteering for NLSA's PFA program. The law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC will host the training at the U.S. Steel Building, 600 Grant Street, 44th floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, on Friday, June 25, 2010, 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (registration from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m.) CLE CREDITS: 3 substantive, 1 ethics. REGISTRATION FEE: Free for attorneys or paralegals volunteering to take PFA referrals; $80 for non-volunteers; $20 for non-volunteers who do not want CLE credit. Space is limited. Registration will be accepted on a first come/first served basis. Click here for a registration form or call Mary Ann Troper-Malley at 412-586-6134.
Submit nominations online by clicking here or by visiting the foundation's website at www.acbf.org. Click here to see a list of past award winners.
Deadline for nominations: Friday, July 23, 2010, 5:00 p.m.
The 18th Annual ACBA Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, July 26, 2010, at The Club at Nevillewood. Proceeds benefit the Allegheny County Bar Foundation and Neighborhood Legal Services Association, which support and provide pro bono legal services to low-income individuals and families in Allegheny County.
The event includes lunch, on-course snacks and beverages, dining, exciting auction items, and skill prizes. Once again, the ACBF will be holding the Golf Outing of a Lifetime Raffle, which offers a chance to win an exclusive golf trip for two to St. Andrews, Scotland or (new this year) Ireland, or an alternative $5,000 cash option. For more information on this exciting raffle, click here.
For registration information, click here.
For sponsorship opportunities, click here.
For more information, please contact Erin Rhodes at 412-402-6641 or erhodes@acba.org.
The Pro Bono Center invites you to share your story about a pro bono experience. We encourage you to tell us about your successes and your challenges in doing pro bono work. And we always enjoy hearing about the ways clients show appreciation for your work, whether they send you a letter, knit you a scarf, or simply say "Thanks, you helped me so much." This information inspires new volunteers and helps us identify ways that we can assist attorneys in their volunteer work. You may be featured in the Lawyers Journal! Click here to send your story to the Pro Bono Center.
Become a volunteer by clicking here.
Visit the Allegheny County Bar Foundation website at www.acbf.org.
400 Koppers Building, 436 Seventh Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15219.